Cost of living comparison
Dodoma is 46.5% more expensive than Praia.
If you lived in Dodoma instead of Praia, you would:
pay 6.3% more for restaurants
Praia
|
Dodoma
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$4.67
CVE482.89
|
$6.41
TZS16,602
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.91
CVE611.01
|
$10.68
TZS27,671
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.41
CVE146.01
|
$0.68
TZS1,752
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.96
CVE98.70
|
$0.57
TZS1,476
|
|
pay 41.3% more for groceries
Praia
|
Dodoma
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.19
CVE122.46
|
$1.28
TZS3,320
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.22
CVE332.88
|
$16.02
TZS41,506
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.53
CVE364.93
|
$6.87
TZS17,807
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.47
CVE255.26
|
$2.39
TZS6,198
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.98
CVE204.40
|
$4.20
TZS10,878
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.23
CVE127.03
|
$1.29
TZS3,347
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.89
CVE92.38
|
$0.36
TZS920
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.89
CVE92.38
|
$0.27
TZS703
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.94
CVE97.00
|
$0.58
TZS1,506
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.60
CVE62.36
|
$0.36
TZS920
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.65
CVE66.98
|
$0.97
TZS2,510
|
|
pay 31.3% less for transportation
Praia
|
Dodoma
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$6.38
CVE659.53
|
$3.88
TZS10,064
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$20.69
CVE2,138.52
|
$6.41
TZS16,602
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$26,607.54
CVE2,749,524.85
|
$17,084.05
TZS44,273,319
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$13.30
CVE1,374.76
|
$15.80
TZS40,953
|
|
pay 17.5% less for housing
Praia
|
Dodoma
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$60.11
CVE6,211.89
|
$54.10
TZS140,199
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$246.37
CVE25,458.56
|
$199.31
TZS516,522
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$148.36
CVE15,331.21
|
$128.13
TZS332,050
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$62.56
CVE6,464.72
|
$45.61
TZS118,194
|
|
pay 4.3 times more for childcare
Praia
|
Dodoma
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$76.40
CVE7,894.94
|
$437.78
TZS1,134,504
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$1,064.30
CVE109,980.99
|
$2,989.71
TZS7,747,831
|
|
pay 13.7% more for entertainment and sports
Praia
|
Dodoma
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.27
CVE234.99
|
$0.85
TZS2,214
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.49
CVE153.68
|
$2.14
TZS5,534
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$4.43
CVE458.25
|
$1.49
TZS3,874
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$27.92
CVE2,885.30
|
$53.39
TZS138,354
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.91
CVE611.01
|
$9.61
TZS24,904
|
|
pay 13.7% less for clothing
Praia
|
Dodoma
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
?? |
$17.80
TZS46,118
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$29.56
CVE3,055.03
|
$49.12
TZS127,286
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$78.84
CVE8,146.74
|
$35.24
TZS91,314
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$118.26
CVE12,220.11
|
$56.95
TZS147,578
|
|
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